Tom Riddle and Nagini

The heir of Slytherin has a life partner to match: a beautiful witch with a snake hypostasis.

Tom Riddle and Nagini.

💚 Art by: MOONAX

Nagini was the only one at Hogwarts with whom Tom Riddle could share the secret of the Chamber of Secrets and the Basilisk. After all, who else but a witch who could speak Parseltongue due to her partial snake nature could understand the young Parselmouth? I think such a headcanon would add intrigue to Tomini, regardless of whether Nagini was a teacher, a healer, or a student in the AU.

Photographs of Nagini taken by Tom.

Nagini is in the garden of Slytherin Manor, among her flowers.

Tom and Nagini leaned toward each other over the polished table, like duelists about to make a decisive move. Their faces were inches apart, too close, but perfect for a cat-and-mouse game.

"Why are you so slow, Nagini?" Tom asked questioningly, without taking his eyes off her lips.

—Time is a luxury we have in abundance, Tom," she replied with a slight grin, leaning even closer. — But haste leads to inevitable mistakes. You don't want to miss, do you?

He grinned, as if appreciating her words.:

— Mistakes can be part of the game. The main thing is to be able to benefit from them… experience.

"Then why are you so tense?" Nagini's voice changed to a whisper, more like a snake's hiss. — Are you worried that I will outplay you?

Tom leaned even closer, so that their noses were almost touching.:

— It's not me you should be afraid of, but those who underestimate me. You're not one of them, are you?

Nagini narrowed her eyes, smiling faintly: